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Daniele Righi
Key Stats
Team: Lampre
Nationality: Italian
Born: March 28, 1976
Hometown: Colle Val d'Elsa, Italy
Residence: Poggibonsi, Italy
Height: 5-foot-11
Weight: 150 pounds
Turned Pro: 2000
Hobbies: Mechanics
Palmares
Career Highlights:
1st, stage 1a, Giro di Polonia, 2007
2007
1st, stage 1a, Giro di Polonia
2006
6th, stage 5, Tour Mediterranean
6th, stage 6, Volta Ciclista a Catalunya
2005
5th, stage 4, Setmana Catalana de Ciclismo
6th, stage 1, Setmana Catalana de Ciclismo
6th, stage 8, Tour de Suisse
8th, stage 17, Tour de France
2004
3rd, GP Miguel Indurain
6th, GP Industria & Artigianato-Larciano
2003
5th, stage 8, Tour of Portugal
6th, stage 3a, Giro Riviera Ligure Ponente
8th, Trofeo Pantalica
9th, Giro Della Provincia Di Reggio Calabria
9th, stage 3, Tour of Portugal
2002
9th, stage 3, Settimana Coppi-Bartali
9th, Paris-Camembert
10th overall, Settimana Coppi-Bartali
Biography
Righi began riding in 1984 and turned pro in 2000 with team Alexi. He has typically ridden as a domestique, and unlike many riders that have breakout years, his improvement has been slow, yet steady. He has twice competed in the Giro d’Italia, the Tour de France, and the Vuelta a España.